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HP Pro 3000 SFF Disables onboard video when a video card is installed

I have an HP 3000 pro small form factor PC. I installed a new video card into it and it automatically disabled the onboard video card. I am currently using the video card for my monitors, but i need the internal video card enabled for connection to other devices like a projector.

How would i go about enabling the internal video card? I do not see the internal video card in device manager...
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one of the reasons this function is inhibited on SFF PC's, is that the POWER Supply can not output enough power for an additional video card...
Hi,

I believe this device has either a 250 or 300 watt Power Supply unit.

In order to run an additional device, you'd need either:

1. A card supporting 3 concurrent video outputs - something like a Radeon HD5450 Eyefinity model (http://www.club-3d.com/index.php/products/reader.en/product/hd5450-eyefinity-edition.html?page=2)
2. An additional video card such as a PCI or USB video adapter (http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&pq=detecting+mobile+browser+php&xhr=t&q=usb+video+adapter&cp=11&wrapid=tljp1300184224948018&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=6223460955087788850&sa=X&ei=pTx_TYCKBIyZhQf3vOGxBw&sqi=2&ved=0CDoQ8wIwAw#)
3. Drive 2 monitors from one of the video outputs using an adapter (http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/dh2go/)

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that point assignment is fine with me. sorry for the delay, but it is unfortunate there was no configuration based solution.
This question has been classified as abandoned and is being closed as part of the Cleanup Program. See my comment at the end of the question for more details.